Messi vs Ronaldo: Injury-time goals in UEFA Champions League

Messi vs Ronaldo has always been a topic of conversation among their fans...Injury-time goals in Champions League scored by Messi and Ronaldo.

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Niladri Biswas
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Messi vs Ronaldo has always been a topic of conversation among their fans. They both have been compared on every possible statistic. So on this occasion, we will be looking into Injury-time goals in UEFA Champions League scored by Messi and Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo's late equalizer against the Serie A Atalanta saved Manchester United from Champions League exit. As Man Utd came back from 2-0 down to 2-2 with both goals being scored by Ronaldo.

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Messi and Ronaldo. Photo- Marca

This was the 13th time that Ronaldo scored a goal in the 90th minute or in stoppage time in the Champions League. He overtook Sergio Aguero's record of scoring the most number of match-winning goals on or after 90 minutes. 

Ronaldo has three match-winning goals in the Champions League after the 90th minute. He scored match-winning goals against Villarreal, Sporting Lisbon (2009-08), and Manchester City (2012-13).

Lionel Messi on the other hand is not quite far from Ronaldo in terms of scoring late goals. Messi has scored in the 90th minute or later 6 times compared to Ronaldo's tally of 12.

So let us have a look at the number of goals scored by Messi vs Ronaldo in the 90th minute or deep into stoppage time:

Cristiano Ronaldo records:

Season Match Time of Goal Result
2007/08 Manchester United 2-1 Sporting Lisbon     90+2     W
2011/12 Real Madrid 4-1 CSKA Moscow     90+2     W
2012/13 Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City       90     W
2012/13 Galatasaray 3-2 Real Madrid     90+3     L
2013/14 Galatasaray 1-6 Real Madrid     90+1     W
2013/14 Bayern Munich 0-4 Real Madrid       90     W
2013/14 Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid       120     W
2015/16 Malmo 0-2 Real Madrid       90     W
2016/17 Real Madrid 4-2 Bayern Munich       104     W
2016/17 Real Madrid 4-2 Bayern Munich       109     W
2017/18 Real Madrid 1-3 Juventus       90+7     L
2021/22 Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal       90+5     W
2021/22 Atalanta 2-2 Manchester United       90+1     D

Lionel Messi stats:

Season Match Time of Goal Result
2008/09 Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 FC Barcelona     90+4     W
2010/11 FC Barcelona 2-0 FC Copenhagen       90     W
2011/12 Viktoria Plzen 0-4 FC Barcelona     90+4     W
2012/13 Celtic 2-1 FC Barcelona     90+1     L
2018/19 Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 FC Barcelona       90     W
2020/21 Juventus 0-2 FC Barcelona     90+1     W
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